Preparations are underway for the visit to Moscow of the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Alan Alborov on the invitation of the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin
Russia will be actively assisting South Ossetia in the implementation of the Republic's socio-economic development program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the meeting with thr South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev.
"We are glad to welcome you to Moscow as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia. We appreciate that you are paying your first foreign visit to the Russian Federation. We are your closest allies and strategic partners. We are interested in our political dialogue continuing to develop intensively," - Lavrov said at the beginning of the meeting.
The Russian Foreign Minister reminded that on June 15 he met with President Alan Gagloev after the election campaign ended in May 2022.
“We have established regular contacts through the ministries of foreign affairs, presidential executive office, as well as at the parliamentary level, and preparations are currently underway for a visit to Moscow by Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Alan Alborov on the invitation of Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin,” Lavrov said.
According to him, investment projects are being successfully implemented. "Recently, a program for the socio-economic development of the Republic of South Ossetia was adopted. We will be actively helping you in its implementation," Lavrov said at the meeting with a colleague.
He also thanked for the close coordination in foreign policy areas. “We appreciate your balanced, and objective position regarding what is happening within the framework of the special military operation, the declaration of independence of two republics and two regions, as well as support for the results of the referenda held in the DPR and the LPR as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
We are cooperating in the field of security. Russian military bases reliably ensure the security of the Republic of South Ossetia. Employees of the border department of the Federal Security Service of Russia are working at the borders," Lavrov said.
